citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘThis rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 666 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine No. 11 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
64 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $848 in penalties contested before the Commission, $848 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-08-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
6citations taken to the federal commission · 9% of citations on record
Settled
6 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$848 proposed, $848 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2008-04-17.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at Mine No. 11 shows 100% of 71 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Last sampled: 2011-08-30, 14 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
71
samples
1.35
dust max (mg/m3)
64 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 7 by the operator.
Noise
ⓘThe share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Health sampling trend
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust by year
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Mine No. 11 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2008.
Injury rate, 2008
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 4.41 and the all-US-mining average was 3.61 cases per 100 workers.
In Virginia, coal mining averaged 3.66 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2005 *
7.71
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2013
0
2012
1
2011
2
22,662
2010
2
5,864
2009
7
32,165
2008
13
114,761
2007
12
125,514
2006
11
99,269
2005
10
86,160
2004
8
95,219
2003
4
29,612
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Mine No. 11 sits in Russell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Russell County, Virginia · Population 25,635
4.5%
Mining share of county employment
$49,020
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘCitations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2013 Q4
0
0
0
2013 Q3
0
0
0
2013 Q2
0
0
0
2013 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q4
0
0
0
2012 Q3
10
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
70
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2011 Q4
80
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
1,961
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
1,528
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
654
1
0
1529.1
2010 Q4
1,352
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
0
0
0
2010 Q2
460
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
310
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
880
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
895
5
2
5586.6
2009 Q2
2,942
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
8,306
8
1
963.2
2008 Q4
8,942
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
8,173
6
2
734.1
2008 Q2
8,298
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
7,370
6
3
814.1
2007 Q4
7,842
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
8,130
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
7,584
1
1
131.9
2007 Q1
7,484
3
1
400.9
2006 Q4
7,589
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
7,279
8
4
1099.1
2006 Q2
7,199
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
6,871
5
1
727.7
2005 Q4
6,102
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
6,703
4
2
596.7
2005 Q2
7,126
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
6,007
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
6,786
3
0
442.1
2004 Q3
5,147
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
4,555
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
3,143
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
2,650
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
1,465
1
0
682.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
2007 · 1 incident
July 17, 2007VA · Coalquality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistantHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was helping install a D10R center equalizer bar pin along with two other field technicians. The pin was struck awkwardly by another technician when a splinter of metal came off of the side and struck employee in the groin area of his leg.
2005 · 1 incident
August 18, 2005VA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)